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The Carnival of Venice in 1729 was quite unlike any other. Over a period of two months, opera houses went into a frenzy of competition to show off the most famous singers of the day, including the legendary castrato Farinelli who made his astonishing Venetian debut. Several of the most fashionable composers rose to the occasion, writing ravishing music for spectacular productions which often pitted the singers against each other in breathtaking displays of virtuosity. The results were sensational; one tour de force followed another in an atmosphere of fevered excitement and the adoring public lapped it up.
The carnival opened with a star-studded cast in Leonardo Leo’s tragedy Cantone in Utica from which the dazzling aria Soffre talor del vento and the more gentle Ombra adorata are taken. Farinelli triumphed in Nicolo Porpora’s opera Semiramide, the perfect vehicle for his extraordinary technique. By contrast Adelaide by Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, another premiere, contains show-stopping displays for Farinelli’s arch rival Faustina Bordoni. And Germiano Giacomelli’s elegant opera Gianguir contains the achingly beautiful aria Mi par sentir la bella. Most of these rediscovered works are recorded here for the first time. (c) Pentatone
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Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Geminiano Giacomelli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Geminiano Giacomelli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
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Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Nicola Porpora, Composer - Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Nicola Porpora, Composer - Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Nicola Porpora, Composer - Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Leonardo Leo, Composer - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Leonardo Leo, Composer - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Ann Hallenberg, MainArtist - Stefano Montanari, MainArtist - Leonardo Vinci, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
Album review
The Carnival of Venice in 1729 was quite unlike any other. Over a period of two months, opera houses went into a frenzy of competition to show off the most famous singers of the day, including the legendary castrato Farinelli who made his astonishing Venetian debut. Several of the most fashionable composers rose to the occasion, writing ravishing music for spectacular productions which often pitted the singers against each other in breathtaking displays of virtuosity. The results were sensational; one tour de force followed another in an atmosphere of fevered excitement and the adoring public lapped it up.
The carnival opened with a star-studded cast in Leonardo Leo’s tragedy Cantone in Utica from which the dazzling aria Soffre talor del vento and the more gentle Ombra adorata are taken. Farinelli triumphed in Nicolo Porpora’s opera Semiramide, the perfect vehicle for his extraordinary technique. By contrast Adelaide by Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, another premiere, contains show-stopping displays for Farinelli’s arch rival Faustina Bordoni. And Germiano Giacomelli’s elegant opera Gianguir contains the achingly beautiful aria Mi par sentir la bella. Most of these rediscovered works are recorded here for the first time. (c) Pentatone
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:38:30
- Main artists: Il Pomo D'oro Stefano Montanari Ann Hallenberg
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Opera
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Lido Productions
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